The impact of descriptive norms on motivation to participate in cancer screening - Evidence from online experiments.
Behaviour change
Cancer screening
Decision making
Descriptive norm information
Health behaviour
Social norms
Journal
Patient education and counseling
ISSN: 1873-5134
Titre abrégé: Patient Educ Couns
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8406280
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2019
09 2019
Historique:
received:
29
10
2018
revised:
29
03
2019
accepted:
01
04
2019
pubmed:
13
4
2019
medline:
14
4
2020
entrez:
13
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The current study tested in two online experiments whether manipulating normative beliefs about cancer screening uptake increases intention to attend colorectal screening among previously disinclined individuals. 2461 men and women from an Internet panel (Experiment 1 N = 1032; Experiment 2, N = 1423) who initially stated that they did not intend to take up screening were asked to guess how many men and women they believe to get screened for colorectal cancer. Across participants, we varied the presence/absence of feedback on the participant's estimate, as well as the stated proportion of men and women doing the screening test. Across the two experiments, we found that receiving one of the experimental messages stating that uptake is higher than estimated significantly increased the proportion of disinclined men and women becoming intenders. While, we found a positive relationship between the communicated uptake and screening intentions, we did not find evidence that providing feedback on the estimate has an added benefit. Screening intention can be effectively manipulated through a high uptake message. Communication of high screening uptake is an easy and effective way to motivate disinclined individuals to engage in colorectal cancer screening.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30975450
pii: S0738-3991(19)30126-0
doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.04.001
pmc: PMC6686210
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
1621-1628Subventions
Organisme : Cancer Research UK
ID : 14134
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Cancer Research UK
ID : C1418/A14134
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Références
Health Psychol. 2000 May;19(3):283-9
pubmed: 10868773
J Am Coll Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;54(4):213-8
pubmed: 16450845
Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Jan 15;12:E06
pubmed: 25590600
Annu Rev Psychol. 2017 Jan 3;68:573-600
pubmed: 27618942
Psychol Health. 2012;27(8):956-70
pubmed: 22149532
Med Decis Making. 2017 Aug;37(6):688-702
pubmed: 28398836
J Med Screen. 2015 Sep;22(3):119-26
pubmed: 25967088
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2014 Mar;6(1):1-47
pubmed: 24591064
J Acad Nutr Diet. 2014 Mar;114(3):414-29
pubmed: 24388484
Endoscopy. 2017 Jan;49(1):35-43
pubmed: 27997965
Health Psychol. 2014 Sep;33(9):1057-64
pubmed: 24295025
Transl Behav Med. 2015 Dec;5(4):486-8
pubmed: 26622921
Psychol Sci. 2010 Jul;21(7):941-3
pubmed: 20534782
Prev Med. 2009 Aug-Sep;49(2-3):190-3
pubmed: 19619576
Front Psychol. 2016 Mar 30;7:442
pubmed: 27065913
Health Psychol. 2014 Sep;33(9):998-1002
pubmed: 24245844
Perspect Psychol Sci. 2012 Nov;7(6):537-42
pubmed: 26168110
Psychol Addict Behav. 2015 Dec;29(4):825-35
pubmed: 26478943
Psychol Health. 2016 Jul;31(7):814-39
pubmed: 26892502
Health Commun. 2012;27(3):284-91
pubmed: 21899404
Psychol Sci. 2007 May;18(5):429-34
pubmed: 17576283
Psychol Bull. 2006 Mar;132(2):249-68
pubmed: 16536643
Future Oncol. 2009 Nov;5(9):1371-88
pubmed: 19903066
Br J Cancer. 2016 Mar 29;114(7):751-8
pubmed: 26977856
Health Psychol. 2010 Jan;29(1):72-81
pubmed: 20063938
Health Psychol. 2017 Nov;36(11):1026-1033
pubmed: 28541071
J Med Screen. 2017 Sep;24(3):127-145
pubmed: 27754937
Br J Health Psychol. 2014 Feb;19(1):52-64
pubmed: 23406475